Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life.
Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
The great art of giving consists in this: the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.
I ran the wrong kind of business, but I did it with integrity.
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.